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WBC: ORTIZ FAILED DRUG TEST

The WBC chief Mauricio Sulaiman posted through his confirmed Twitter account that Luis Ortiz tested positive for the use of banned substance.

“@WBCBoxing has received confirmation from @vada_Testing that Luis Ortiz has tested positive for a banned substance under #CleanBoxingProgram,” his tweet read.

Ortiz partook in pre-fight test ahead of the much anticipated fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. The fight was planned for November 4 but this just puts everything on hold.

The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association is yet to release details of the test but there are early indications that the fight has been cancelled. Back in 2014, Ortiz tested positive for using a banned substance so the knockout of LateefKayode was ruled ‘no contest.’

For Wilder, he earlier warned his prospective opponent not to use banned substance as VADA would catch him. This would be the third time in 16 months that a potential fight is cancelled – if early reports are true – due to positive test for PED.

Alexander Povektin tested positive for meldonium May 2016 and AndrzejWawrzyk tested positive for Stanozolol. Wilder was even awarded a minimum of $5 million in damages after he won a lawsuit against Povetkin and his promoter AndreyRyabinskiyas their fight was canceled a week to the announced date due to drug use.

Wilder and former title holder Bermane Stiverne rank in first place in the WBC rankings while Ortiz takes the second spot. Getting banned for a second time in three years could significantly hamper Ortiz’s career. For Wilder, it is another dampening after all the preparations and plans in place for the high profile fight. It would have paved way for a mega buck fight against Anthony Joshua next year in a unification bout.